Saturday, August 1, 2015

Donald Trump is a Genius – But That’s Just His IQ!

Donald
Trump is a Genius – But That’s Just His IQ!

by Samuel Orrin Sewell, PhD

The most well known high IQ society is Mensa. To join Mensa one must score in the top 2% of
a standardized IQ test. That really
isn’t all that outstanding. One out of
50 people have IQs high enough to join Mensa.

Numerical IQ scores are not an accurate indicator of
intelligence. For instance a score of 72
on the U.S. Navy GCT test is about equal to score of 150 on the WAIS (Wechsler
Adult Intelligence Scale). Percentile IQ
scores are a more informative measurement.

Way back during the 2004 presidential election I
wrote an article that shook up the major news networks and
the New York Times. I was able to
document that George Bush had a higher IQ score and better grades than John
Kerry. I belong to one of those high IQ
societies, and I am a psychotherapist, so I have a credible background to
evaluate Mr. Trump, even though my opinions are speculative.

Please keep in mind that IQ is a measure of intellect not
character. I will comment on Donald
Trump’s character later in this article.

Donald Trump graduated from the Wharton
Schoolat
the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, with a Bachelor of Science degree
in economics and anthropology. Mensadoesn't acceptSATscores
from after 1994. However Mr Trump was a
student at Wharton when it was possible to derive an accurate IQ core from
known SAT scores. Given the usual
requirements for admission to a top school like Wharton, I estimate that Mr.
Trump has a 156 IQ at the minimum.

The standard description of this level
of intelligence is “Genius
- Exception intellectual ability and capable of looking beyond known facts.” However, the percentile rating is more
revealing than the raw score. A 156 IQ
is at the 99.9905490555 percentile.
That means that Donald Trump is smarter than 99.99 percent of the people
on planet earth. Not only does Trump
qualify for membership in Mensa but
he could join the Triple
Nine Society.

People with this kind of intellectual ability can do
things with their minds that can’t even be described to ordinary people. Remember that quote from the above paragraph,
“capable of looking beyond known
facts?” These highly intelligent minds
process and organize data into solutions and insights, and the individual
person is not even consciously aware of
the process. The cartoon light bulb that
goes on over someone’s head happens to people like Mr. Trump on a regular
basis. I would not be surprised if Mr
Trump’s IQ actually measures
significantly higher than the minimum estimate mentioned above.

Enough about
how smart Mr. Trump is. I was motivated
to write this article because of the personality traits that are revealed in
Mr. Trump’s behavior. His character
traits are every bit as fascinating as his intellect.

Abraham Maslow,
the American Psychologist and philosopher best
known for hisself-actualizationtheory ofpsychology, spent most of his professional career trying to identify
what was right with people, rather than looking at pathology. Maslow did extensive research to define the
traits of a “self actualized” person. My
wife and professional partner is also a high IQ person. She makes the point that a better term is
“self actualizing,” correctly pointing out that there isn’t state of
personality to be achieved, but rather the individual is in the process of
becoming his best
self.

Donald Trump’s observable behavior
informs us about the degree to which he is “self actualizing.” Quote
from a Psychology Professor I once had; “People are not who you think they are. People are not who they think they are. People are what
they do. That is why this is called a
behavioral science". Forget the labels. They are all misleading. Pay
attention to the behavior.

Here are some
examples of the Traits of a Self Actualized Person, from Maslow’s own research:

·They resist enculturation.

Self-actualizers
tend to be nonconformists,
since they are inner-directed people. If
a cultural norm is contrary to their personal values, they simply will not adhere to it.

They
are almost always loners, or leaders.
They are never joiners. Yup. That sounds like the “Donald” to me!

·They are creative.

Maslow
found this trait in all of the self-actualizers.

“This is a universal characteristic of all the
people studied or observed. There is no exception. This
creativeness appears in some of our subjects
not in the usual forms of writing books, composing music, or producing
artistic objects
… It is as if this special type of creativeness
being an expression of
healthy personality is projected out upon the world, or touches whatever
activity the person is engaged in.
In this sense there can be creative shoemakers or carpenters or clerks.This creativity
comes from the fact that self-actualizers are more open to experience and
more spontaneous in their feelings.”

Yes, Donald is always coming
up with new creative ways of seeing things differently and solving problems.

·They are
autonomous and therefore tend to be independent of their environment.

“Because
self-actualizers are B-motivated rather than D-motivated, they are more dependent on their own inner
world than on the outer world. Deficiency motivated people must have other
people available
since most of their main need gratifications (love safety. respect,
prestige, belongingness)
can come only from other human beings.
But growth motivated [B-motivated] people
may actually be hampered by others. The determinants of satisfaction, and of the good
life, are for them inner & individual, and not
social. They have become strong enough to be independent of the good opinion
of other people, or even
of their affection. The honors, the status, the rewards, the popularity,
the prestige and the love
others can bestow must have
become less important than self-development
and inner growth.”

Donald frequently says that he doesn’t plan what he is
going to say. It is obvious that his
strategy is to simply be authentic.

·They have a strong ethical sense.

Although
their notions of right and wrong are often unconventional,
self-actualizers, nonetheless almost always know
the ethical implications of their own actions.

Right and wrong (good and evil) are part of
every decision Donald makes.

·They tend to accept democratic values.

Self-actualizers do not
respond to individuals on the basis of race, status or religion. They can be and are friendly with anyone of
suitable character regardless of class, education, political belief, race or
color. As a matter of fact, it often seems as if they are not even aware
of these differences,
which are for the average person so obvious and important.

Donald is as likely to treat his chauffeur or
secretary as equitably as CEOs or politicians.

·They tend to identify with all of mankind.

The concerns that
self-actualizers have for other people do not
extend only to their friends and family, but to all people in all cultures throughout
the world. This feeling of brotherhood extends also to individuals who are
aggressive, inconsiderate, or otherwise foolish. Self-actualizers have a genuine desire to
help the human race.

Donald consistently shows a
universality of concern for all people.

·They
exhibit spontaneity, simplicity and naturalness.

Self-actualizers tend to
be true to their feelings; what they really feel they tend to say and/or
experience. They do not hide behind a mask, and do not act in accordance with social
roles. They are true to themselves,speaking candidly and authentically.

One of the traits that makes
Donald so popular with voters is that he is “real.”

~~~~

There are many other observations to be made about Mr.
Trump being a “self actualizing” person.
However, let it suffice to observe that Donald Trump is a brilliant man
with a healthy personality. It should be
pointed out that “self-actualizing” people are not what most human resources
departments are looking for. Most
executives want those who will follow the manual and fit into the corporate
culture. That does not describe Donald
Trump.

Maybe the voters of America share some of the same biases
as executives. Perhaps what we need is a
rebel genius with self actualized traits to be our President. Lord knows we have tried enough of the other
kind of leader.

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Rev. Sam Sewell, is Director of Best Self USA, a Pastoral Psychotherapist, serves on the faculty of Naples Community Hospital as an instructor for Clinical Pastoral Education, President of the Theological Center in Naples, a member of Mensa where he serves as Gifted Youth Coordinator, a U.S. Navy Veteran, and a Member of the Association For Intelligence Officers. He is a frequent commentator on mental health and religious issues.His award winning research on family issues is published in several languages. Member of Sigma Delta Chi Honor Society

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